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The CERN Council — representing the governments and scientists of each of the laboratory's member states — has ratified a European strategy for particle physics. Its statement is welcome, and sets out a vital programme for the future.
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the Earth abideth for ever. The Sun also ariseth, and the Sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. (Ecclesiastes 1:4–5)